Estes protects businesses from litigation related to construction and development projects. He works with numerous contractors, trade subcontractors and insurance carriers defending claims and suits related to residential and commercial construction projects. These include breach of contract, liquidated damages claims, delay claims, surety actions, payment disputes and construction defect claims. In addition to litigation, he advises clients on construction contracts under negotiation, including AIA and ConsensusDocs form contracts. Estes has represented clients in multi-million dollar litigation and at trial in catastrophic personal injury and construction defect cases. In addition to contractors he defends engineers, architects and others in professional malpractice claims and provides the firm’s insurance clients with coverage opinions in various fields of insurance.

University of Kansas, B.A. (1996) Political Science, with honors Communications
University of Kansas, J.D. (1999)
University of Kansas Law Review

BAR ADMISSIONS

Kansas (1999)
Missouri (2001)
United States District Court for the District of Kansas (1999)
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (2001)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2006)

PUBLICATIONS

Defense Research Institute (DRI) Construction Litigation Desk Reference
Daniel authored the Kansas chapter of this new publication that is part of DRI’s Defense Library Series. The Construction Litigation Desk Reference is a state-by-state resource for issues in construction law and litigation. It addresses the issues of insurance coverage and exclusions, causes of action in construction disputes, mechanic’s and materialman’s liens, surety and bonding issues, legal defenses to common claims, alternative dispute resolution and arbitration and damages in the construction litigation context. Obtain a copy of the desk reference from DRI through their bookstore.